Since the release of their first generation of new CPUs last year, we’ve been waiting for the chance to get our hands on AMD’s Ryzen. Now we’re excited to confirm that Ryzen processors will soon be joining our growing line-up of Rack PCs.
What is Ryzen?
Ryzen is AMD’s latest generation of core processing units (CPUs), and was one of the most highly anticipated launches in the chipmaker’s history. Prior to its unveiling, there was a long wait for AMD to develop processors on a smaller transistor size, with the last notable upgrade occurring back in 2012. Having said that, Ryzen was a massive curveball, and has really raised the bar of what to expect from CPUs, particularly at such a cost-effective price point. The new 14nm architecture is extremely power efficient, and now also boasts simultaneous multithreading – suffice to say, these chips are fast, furious, and they mean business.
Why Ryzen for G2?
While historically we’ve implemented Intel’s diverse range of high-performance chips into our units, as AMD have upped their game we’ve taken a closer look at their products and believe that Ryzen is more than comparable. With an overwhelming demand from our customers, we have therefore introduced the CPUs to fulfil this requirement and provide greater choice and flexibility across our machines.
Currently, the option for a Ryzen CPU is only available in the R718X model of our 1U PC. Rest assured, though, we will be extending availability to ensure that the processors can be applied to any of our PCs in the near future. The 1U PC at present uses the Ryzen 7 1800x, an 8-core and 16-thread chip with a base clock of 3.6GHz and a boost of 4GHz. It also totals a combined overall cache of 20MB, and a modest TDP of only 95W – impressive specs indeed. The 1800x was a huge step forward for AMD; an incredible innovation that has really proved itself as a gamechanger.
With Ryzen’s first generation finally finding its way into our PCs, we’ve also now got our eye on the 2nd generation of chips, which were launched earlier this year. If you would like to learn more about how we’re implementing AMD’s Ryzen CPUs into our units, please get in touch today.
